Walmart US Category Management Director

Procter & Gamble; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 172,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble in Fayetteville, AR is seeking a Category Management Director to lead category strategy and deliver growth with Walmart. You will own the Walmart relationship, drive omni-channel category plans, and provide data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions across physical and digital shelves.

The role requires strong analytics, leadership, and storytelling skills to influence senior merchants and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong customer collaboration and selling skills.
• Ability to distill complex data into simple stories.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills; link strategies to actions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Thought Leadership & Category Expertise to Walmart Merchant Team.
• Partner with Walmart to define OMNI Category Strategies that drive sales and market share.
• Provide actionable reporting, insights, and marketplace analysis to influence decisions.
• Lead the Walmart Modular Process and execute with excellence.
• Develop and execute shelf concepts for Physical & Digital environments.
• Collaborate with internal experts to deliver shelving and assortment recommendations.
• Lead, manage and inspire a team.

Skills

Category Management

Analytics

Storytelling

Leadership

Communication

PowerBI

Excel

Nielsen

Strategic thinking

Tools

ProSpace

Scintilla

Job description

Job Location FAYETTEVILLE SALES OFFICE Job Description The Category Management Director is the lead Category Advisor for a respective Category and is responsible for delivering Category Sales & Market Share Growth for Walmart. The Category Management Director leverages category expertise, compelling story telling skills and superior analytics & insights to establish themselves as the trusted resource for the Walmart Senior Merchant. In this role, you will own the relationship with the Walmart Senior Merchant and be responsible for strategy development, assortment/shelving recommendations, & delivering the Walmart Physical & Digital Shelf with excellence.

Key Responsibilities Included: Deliver Thought Leadership & Category Expertise to Walmart Merchant Team Partner with Walmart to clearly define OMNI Category Strategies that deliver Sales & Market Share Growth Provide actionable reporting, insights, and marketplace analysis across the Category to influence decisions and strategies to grow the category Lead the Walmart Modular Process and execute with excellence Determine, Develop and Execute Breakthrough Physical & Digital shelf concepts Collaborate with Internal Category Experts to deliver BIC Shelving & Assortment Recommendations across both the Physical & Digital Shopping Environment Collaborate with Shopper Insights managers to Provide Best In Class Insights Lead, manage and inspire a team Proactively anticipate the business needs of the Walmart merchants, and provide insightful, thoughtful, data driven recommendations on growing the Walmart business Proactively provide competitive updates & landscape assessments to Walmart Merchant Team Develop future modular recommendations (1-2 years out) and sell-in and execute in-market tests

Job Qualifications Strong customer collaboration and selling skills Ability to distill complex data into simple stories Ability to Lead, Train & Develop Others Strong thought leadership and influencing skills Ability to proactively set and lead productive meeting agendas Superior communication skills (written- verbal - presentation) Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to identify root causes- link strategies and objectives to develop compelling stories and recommended actions Experience with Key Walmart Category Management Tools (i.e. ProSpace, Scintilla, PowerBI, Excel, Nielsen, etc.)

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment.

We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Location/Mobility: This role is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and will require a move to Northwest Arkansas to work directly with Walmart.

Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

Procter & Gamble participates in e-verify as required by law.

Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

Disability Accommodation Page.

Job Schedule Full time

Job Number R000161153

Job Segmentation Experienced Professionals

Starting Pay / Salary Range $172,000.00 - $220,000.00 / year